That's an increase of 5.2 percent from 2014, when the village spent $5.38 million, or $45,618.77 per household.
Somonauk has 118 households and a population of 1,852.
Since 2001, the Village of Somonauk budget has grown by 147.1 percent, from $2.29 million. The village population has grown 30.9 percent over the same period, from 1,415.
Salaries accounted for 6.9 percent of village spending in 2015. Somonauk property taxpayers paid $390,227.52 for seven full-time employees and eight part-time employees.
In 2001, the village had eight full-time employees and nine part-time employees, and spent $333,827.90.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
1,852
$5,662,643.22
$390,227.52
6.9
15
$26,015.16
2014
1,852
$5,383,014.84
$364,346.02
6.8
15
$24,289.73
2013
1,852
$7,368,431.20
$377,309.92
5.1
15
$25,153.99
2012
1,852
$7,174,487.04
$378,757.08
5.3
15
$25,250.47
2011
1,852
$7,580,966.04
$399,527.64
5.3
14
$28,537.68
2010
1,832
$7,791,548.43
$411,318.27
5.3
14
$29,379.87
2009
1,325
$11,329,839.91
$422,501.35
3.7
14
$30,178.66
2008
1,325
$1,931,057
$372,862.71
19.3
14
$26,633.05
2007
1,325
$1,657,114.29
$378,162.72
22.8
14
$27,011.62
2006
1,295
$2,300,505.60
$364,495.20
15.8
14
$26,035.37
2005
1,300
$2,335,796.68
$306,219.24
13.1
15
$20,414.61
2004
1,300
$2,225,448.66
$344,119.11
15.5
15
$22,941.27
2003
1,300
$1,538,808.48
$370,477.80
24.1
15
$24,698.52
2002
1,295
$4,660,653.60
$344,420.10
7.4
25
$13,776.80
2001
1,415
$2,291,448.30
$333,827.90
14.6
17
$19,636.93
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.